THE Crows came from behind to snatch a shock victory at Belle Vue but they had their goalkeeper Gareth Wesson to thank for holding the Lilywhites at bay.

Chris Adamson was the first player to be foiled by Wesson when his angled drive was held.

A slip by Terry Green let Mutton through on goal but he fired wide and then Andy Moran failed to connect with a Marc Lim-bert cross.

The first Cwmbran threat came after 27 minutes when Kristian Hanbury found himself loose in the box but Greg Stones put in a last-ditch tackle to rob him of the ball.

Moran's shot was held by Wesson and then on the stroke of half time, Mutton's 15 yard volley from Limbert's cross was pushed away by the keeper.

Wesson was in action again five minutes after the break when his poor punch was intercepted by Adamson who lobbed him but the keeper recovered to grab the ball on the goal-line.

A Rhyl goal seemed inevitable and it came in the 58th minute when Moran crossed from the left to Limbert who switched the ball back for Mutton to tap in from four yards.

The Lilywhites' tails were up and Stones' 25 yarder was saved by Wesson in the 61st minute, but the Crows came back to create a couple of chances for Jamie Edwards in the 69th and 71st minutes which he couldn't put away.

There was an element of luck about their 77th-minute equaliser as Kaid Mohammed's 18-yard shot was deflected past the helpless

Ged McGuigan who had had very little to do. Wesson saved another Moran header five minutes later but in the 89th minute, Kris Diamond curled the ball into the net from 20 yards as the defence failed to close him down.